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Chris W · 13-03-2005, 14:32

first things first.... are the "sync" and "rdy" lights solid on the modem? If they are not, the modem is not making a connection, so no point bothering with the rest of this post.

Lets stick with the 1pc that you want to connect to the modem just to avoid confusion. First of all reboot both modem and pc

winXP? if you go into a dos window (start-> run-> cmd) then type:
ipconfig /renew
Does it fail immediately or take >1minute or so? What error message do you get?
If it is "unable to contact dhcp" then try rebooting into safe mode with networking and doing the same again.

If you still get the same error, unscrew the coaxial cable from the modem, reboot modem and pc, then check the ip address- is it still starting with 169 or is it now 192?

13-03-2005, 14:32	#13
Chris W cf.mega poster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading Age: 25 Services: Virgin Media Broadband Size M Posts: 6,849	Re: Windows XP - can't renew IP address first things first.... are the "sync" and "rdy" lights solid on the modem? If they are not, the modem is not making a connection, so no point bothering with the rest of this post. Lets stick with the 1pc that you want to connect to the modem just to avoid confusion. First of all reboot both modem and pc winXP? if you go into a dos window (start-> run-> cmd) then type: ipconfig /renew Does it fail immediately or take >1minute or so? What error message do you get? If it is "unable to contact dhcp" then try rebooting into safe mode with networking and doing the same again. If you still get the same error, unscrew the coaxial cable from the modem, reboot modem and pc, then check the ip address- is it still starting with 169 or is it now 192? __________________ Chinese Proverb: Man who walks round with hand in pocket feels cocky all day.